New build need advise

wish list is empty.

What i have heard is people are reaching 3.2 no problems at all with good cooling. I have not tried at all since I need my machine reliable.

Do you NEED quad core?

RYan
 
sry for empty wish list ill just list my parts
ANTEC 900
Q6600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
WD 320gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074
8800gts 512 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318
Corsair 550W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004
G.Skill 2x1gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
OR
DOMINATOR'S http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145168
They have 1066 1s for allmost same price will it work with that mobo well?
DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136043
Teniq tower for cooler i only buy from newegg so if there is anything better you guys think for the Q6600 please suggest. Also is that PSU enough for all that ? Well i want one because im thinking of doing mya or just multitasking alot with programs photoshop 3dmarks gaming alot of gaming, bragging mostly lol but the E8200 seems so attractive with its price.
 
Reconsider buying from just NewEgg. You could find the Corsair VX550 for $85 shipped (with a $15 mail-in rebate) at Buy.com. (And yes, the VX550 is enough for your proposed setup.)

Fry's currently has the Q6600 on sale for $200, and some local Microcenter stores may still have the Q6600 at that same price. The E8xxx dual-cores are good alternatives, if you don't really want to spend too much money -- just don't spend more than $220 for one. As for the CPU cooler, consider one of the following:

Scythe SCNJ-1100P Ninja HSF - $36
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle HSF - $37
Tuniq Tower 120 HSF - $45
ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm HSF - $50
Thermalright Ultima-90 HSF - $46 & Panaflo FBA09A12M 92mm Fan - $3
Noctua NH-U12P HSF - $60
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme HSF - $57 & Scythe S-Flex SFF21E 120MM Case Fan - $14

For around the same price as the Dominators, you could buy a 4GB kit of DDR2 800 RAM (which is all the Q6600 needs, both at stock and overclcocked). If you're trying to push one of the E8xxx dual-cores beyond 3.2GHz, you may want to consider getting DDR2 1000 RAM. CL4 RAM offers no noticeable performance increase, so don't spend any more for it. If you purchase 4GB of RAM, consider getting a 64-bit operating system so that you could access all of your memory. 32-bit versions of Windows (XP and Vista) can only read a total of 4GB, and it subtracts the amount of usable RAM by the amount of memory used by other system components (including, but is not limited to, the video card).

What about other components? Do you have a spare OS license? A case?

Which monitor (and its resolution) are you using?

What's your budget (or, the most you're willing to spend on this rig)?
 
But dnt forget that if you buy 4gb of ram then you'll have to switch over to vista or xp 64 bit =p

EDIT: Oh you already mentioned that =p
 
yea, what these guys said.

you need to get a 64-bit OS, such as vista home premium OEM / ultimate if you are hardcore.

grab the g.skill ram. 2x2gb modules. gotta run 4gb. its da best. (insert spinng propeller).

i went with the zerotherm nirvana for my cpu hsf. got 20-24 idle temps on my q6600 (9x400) @ 3.6ghz, 30-45 at full load in cod4/crysis/prime95 depending on heat in my room. MAKE SURE that you look at a picture to see how to apply your thermal paste properly, get your hands on some Arctic Silver-5 paste.
 
Alright thanks guys for the help. Yah i live in Fairfax,VA so my micro center is like 10 min from my house only reason i decided not to buy there was there mobos were so overpriced but i might rethink that cuz they just got the DFI dark selling it for 120.
 
Probably over your budget, but here it is anyways:
$200 (B&M) - Q6600 (Ensure that the model number ends with SLACR for the revised G0 stepping)
$37 - XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
$70 ($15MIR) - 4GB DDR2 PC6400 DUAL A-DATA
$165 ($20MIR) - MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
(2X) $151 ($40MIR) - PNY VERTO GeForce 9600 GT 512MB PCIe SLI-Ready Graphics Card VCG96512GXPB
$108 - Samsung HD753LJ 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Hard Drive
$26 - SAMSUNG Black SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM
$140 (B&M) ($40MIR) - Thermaltake Armor+ (VH6000BWS)
$97 - Corsair TX 650W ATX12V Power Supply - CMPSU-650TX (is it adequate?)
 
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